TIPITINA
''TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS''
JANUARY 1 2012
70:59
1. Hey Pocky Way/4:03
2. Brickyard Blues/6:12
3. Louisiana 1927/5:34
4. Fess Medley/6:13
5. You Know I'm No Good / Tico Tico/4:56
6. You Are A Blessing/7:25
7. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu/3:22
8. Taking Care Of Business/5:03
9. Sweet Lover/4:57
10. Such A Night/7:15
11. Feels Like Home/4:02
12. You, Me & The Keys/4:03
13. Mama Don't Allow - When The Saints Go Marching In Medley/4:24
14. Sweet Louisiana/3:30
REVIEW
By Paul S Ganney
"Jazz - Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold" said the Bonzos. This CD fortunately veers strongly to the former. Recorded live as part of Birmingham's 27th International Jazz & Blues festival the five-piece band (aided well in backing vocals by some of the One Voice Community Choir) stick well to their brief: it's far more Jools Holland than Dizzy Gillespie and is very well executed. The band get their name from an old Professor Longhair hit so it's hardly surprising that there is a lot of Crescent City vintage R&B in their sound while their infectious, having-a-good-time sound works well on CD though probably would have been even better if you'd been blessed to see them live. The CD consists mostly of covers of songs by the likes of Randy Newman, Huey Smith and Amy Winehouse. I particularly enjoyed the up-tempo introduction to "You Know I'm No Good". There are a couple of original tracks here, amongst the covers. Written by lead singer Debbie Jones, "You Are A Blessing" is far more gospel-tinged and does benefit from the backing I mentioned earlier. The musicianship is very accomplished and the overall sound very good.
''TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS''
JANUARY 1 2012
70:59
1. Hey Pocky Way/4:03
2. Brickyard Blues/6:12
3. Louisiana 1927/5:34
4. Fess Medley/6:13
5. You Know I'm No Good / Tico Tico/4:56
6. You Are A Blessing/7:25
7. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu/3:22
8. Taking Care Of Business/5:03
9. Sweet Lover/4:57
10. Such A Night/7:15
11. Feels Like Home/4:02
12. You, Me & The Keys/4:03
13. Mama Don't Allow - When The Saints Go Marching In Medley/4:24
14. Sweet Louisiana/3:30
REVIEW
By Paul S Ganney
"Jazz - Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold" said the Bonzos. This CD fortunately veers strongly to the former. Recorded live as part of Birmingham's 27th International Jazz & Blues festival the five-piece band (aided well in backing vocals by some of the One Voice Community Choir) stick well to their brief: it's far more Jools Holland than Dizzy Gillespie and is very well executed. The band get their name from an old Professor Longhair hit so it's hardly surprising that there is a lot of Crescent City vintage R&B in their sound while their infectious, having-a-good-time sound works well on CD though probably would have been even better if you'd been blessed to see them live. The CD consists mostly of covers of songs by the likes of Randy Newman, Huey Smith and Amy Winehouse. I particularly enjoyed the up-tempo introduction to "You Know I'm No Good". There are a couple of original tracks here, amongst the covers. Written by lead singer Debbie Jones, "You Are A Blessing" is far more gospel-tinged and does benefit from the backing I mentioned earlier. The musicianship is very accomplished and the overall sound very good.
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